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CS/HB 349: Students with Disabilities in Public Schools

GENERAL BILL by PreK-12 Quality Subcommittee ; DuBose ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Alexander ; Bush ; Cortes ; Daniels ; Davis ; Driskell ; Eskamani ; Grall ; Grieco ; Hill ; Jacobs ; Mercado ; Newton ; Payne ; Perez ; Plasencia ; Polo ; Rodrigues, R. ; Sirois ; Valdes ; Watson, C. ; Willhite ; Williams

Students with Disabilities in Public Schools; Prohibits use of seclusion on students; revises provisions relating to use of restraint on certain students; provides DOE, school district, school, & personnel requirements; requires continuing education & inservice training for teaching students with emotional or behavioral disabilities.

Effective Date: 7/1/2019
Last Action: 5/3/2019 Senate - Died in Education
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education (ED)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (AED)
  3. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/18/2019 House • Filed
1/30/2019 House • Referred to PreK-12 Quality Subcommittee; PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee; Education Committee -HJ 47
3/5/2019 House • Introduced -HJ 47
3/15/2019 House • PCS on Committee agenda-- PreK-12 Quality Subcommittee, 03/19/19, 3:30 pm, Reed Hall
3/19/2019 House • CS by PreK-12 Quality Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 460
• Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
3/20/2019 House • CS by PreK-12 Quality Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 457
• Original reference(s) removed: PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee
• CS referred to Education Committee -HJ 478
• Now in Education Committee -HJ 478
3/26/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Education Committee, 03/28/19, 8:30 am, Reed Hall
3/28/2019 House • Favorable by- Education Committee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 539
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 539
4/4/2019 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/10/19
4/10/2019 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 620
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/11/2019 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 656
• CS passed; YEAS 115 NAYS 0 -HJ 656
4/18/2019 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations -SJ 394
4/22/2019 Senate • Received -SJ 394
5/3/2019 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Education